Folding ice-box.



Ptented Apr. l, I902.

0 F. ROGERS. FOLD|NG lCE BOX. (Application filed Dec. 14, 1901.)

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, Farrier FOLDING ICE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,754, dated April 1,1902.

Application filed December 14,1901. Serial no. 85,927. iNomodeL) T0 atwhom, it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, DAISY FLORENCE Roc- ERS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Lakewood, in the county of Ocean and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Folding Ice-Box, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a folding ice-box of the kind suitable for theuse of travelers and also of nurses who have charge of children.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section showing my device innse. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig.1, and Fig. 3 is a sectionshowing the principal parts of the device as folded.

A waterproof pan 1, preferably rectangular, is provided for thepurposeof containing the folding parts. \Vhen the device is normally in use asan ice-box,a grid 2 loosely rests upon the'bottom of the pan. This gridis easily removable to allow the end leaves 3 and 4 to be folded towardeach other and the side leaves 5 and 6 to be folded upon the end leaves.The side leaf 5 (see Fig. 3) is hinged at a point 7 somewhat higher thanthe bottom of the pan in order to allow said leaf to fold parallel overthe side leaf 6. A flanged top 8, having an opening and studded withbeads 9 1O 11 12 adjacent to the several corners thereof, is providedfor the purpose of engaging the top edges of the leaves, and therebyholding the same securely in position. A jacket 13, preferably made ofthick felt, is provided for the purpose of covering the box, and therebypreventing the entrance of heat from external sources.

A folding lid 14 covers the opening in the top 8, so as to be openedlike the lidof a box;

This lid is provided with a knob 15, which enters a slot 16 in a part ofthe jacket 13.

By this arrangement the flap 22 of the jacket 13, corresponding in sizeand shape to the lid 14., is readily attached to and detached from saidlid and is therefore readily movable therefrom by means of the knob 15.

The pan 1 is provided with a drain-tube 18, normally engaging a rubberpipe 19 for the purpose of drawing off water from the several parts whenfolded in the position indicated in Fig. The hinges upon which the sideand end leaves are mounted are shown at 20. The lid 1-). is hinged at21, as indicated in Fig. 3. hen desirable, however, the rubber pipe canbe removed and the drain-pipe closed by a cork or stopper.

The operation of my device is as follows: Supposing that the parts arefolded, as shown in Fig. 3, and that it is desired to use the apparatusas an ice-box, the top 8 is removed and the side and end leaves areunfolded. The grid is next placed in the position shown in Fig. 1, thetop 8 is then firmly secured upouthe upper edges of the leaves, thebeads 9 l0 11 12 being disposed so as to hold the leaves securely inposition, and the ice 17 is next placed upon the grid and the lid isclosed. The jacket 13 is next placed over the box-like member thusformed, the slot 16 in the flap 22 of said jacket being slipped over theknob 15. By this arrangement the felt flap 22 is held securely upon thelid 14, while the knob 15, projecting through the felt, may be used as ahandle for raising both the lid and the flap of felt covering the same.Afelt mat will also be placed under the ice-box for the protection ofthe table or any otherpiece of furniture on which the ice-box may beplaced. The hinge 21 is of the ordinary type and enables the lid 14 tobe raised.

hen it is desired to pack the device away after use, the several partsare wiped dry and folded into the position shown in Fig. 3.

The ice can either be placed in the middle of the box or to one sidethereof, so as to allow room for bottles and other articles to be keptcool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A folding ice-box, comprising a collapsiblebox-like member provided-with a folding lid, a flexible jacket adaptedto cover said member and provided with a folding flap corresponding tosaid lid, and means for detachably securing said lid and said flaptogether, so that said flap may be readily detached from said lid andsaid jacket may be easily removed from said box-like member.

2. A folding ice-box, comprising a collapsible box-like member having afolding lid provided with a knob, and a flexible jacket ofnon-conducting material for removably inclosing said member, said jackethaving a loose flap provided with a hole for engaging said knob, thearrangement; being such that said flap together with the lid of saidboxlike member is normally free to move relatively to said member, yetsaid jacket is readily removable from saidmember.

3. A folding ice-box, comprising a Waterproof pan, side and end leavesmounted therein and flexibly secured to the bottom thereof, a flangedtop provided with an opening and with beads for engaging said side andend members, and a folding lid flexibly mounted upon said top so as tocover said opening, said parts normally constituting a collapsiblebox-like memberyand ajacket of non-conducting material for covering saidbox-like member, said jacket being provided with a loose flapcorresponding to the lid of said box-like member and detachably securedto said lid so as to fold therewith, yet readily detachable therefrom sothat said jacket can be removed from said box-like member.

4:- A folding ice-box, comprising a water proof pan provided with adrain-tube, folding leaves hinged directly to the bottom of said pan, aremovable ice-grid normally resting on the bottom of said pan, and adetach able top provided with beads for temporarily securing said leavestogether at the corners thereof, the arrangement being such. that saidgrid may be removed, said leaves folded upon each other, said gridplaced upon said leaves, and said top laid upon said grid, whereby allmovable parts of said apparatus will occupy said pan and be drainedsimultaneously.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAISY FLORENCE ROGERS.

\Vitnesses:

W. W. LEARY, B. H. FIELDER.

